the only thing i have is my silver usb cable... i really wanted to use the web browser, but cant afford taking the 10+ bucks to do all that fancy stuff i am just a teen so i have min wage and have to put it toward the cell phone so...

Unfortunately you cannot use the SilverLink with gCn. An Arduino is only around $20-$30 so if you save up I think you can afford it, but since I don't know your current financial situation I'm not the person to speak with on that.
Edit: You could use the "$10" bridge: http://www.cemetech.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5729

... well... the "direct link", is that like the homemade usb cables? if it is i have a spare 2.5mm cable that's an old piece of trash and a usb cable that's never going to get used again anyway. i just need to know what to connect where...

the only thing i have is my silver usb cable... i really wanted to use the web browser, but cant afford taking the 10+ bucks to do all that fancy stuff i am just a teen so i have min wage and have to put it toward the cell phone so...

Welcome to Cemetech! You should Introduce Yourself when you get the chance. Do you have a TI-83+ or a TI-84+? If you have a TI-83+, your choices are the "$10 bridge" (which requires soldering) or the Arduino bridge (about $25). If you have a TI-84+, you can use any of those are the Direct USB method.

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